Doctor of Musical Arts
- noun
- /ˈdɒktər əv ˈmjuːzɪkəl ɑrts/
- Specialized
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Doctor en Artes Musicales
- Everett applied to Yale to earn his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition after finishing his master's program.
Examples
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Author Biography: Douglas E. Thompson earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting and music education at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where his lecture-recital united his interests in conducting and music technology.
Academic text (2013) -
Common courses available are Doctor of Musical Arts, Doctor of Fine Arts, and others.
Blog text (25) -
The degree titles these institutions grant are sometimes different; common designations are Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.), and Doctor of Music (Must Doc).
Academic text (1996) -
Douglas E. Thompson received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting from the University of Arizona.
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The Doctor of Musical Arts program emphasizes advanced training in performance, composition, and conducting.
Synonyms
A university doctorate for advanced study and performance in music
A university degree that shows advanced study or performance in music
A top university degree in music that people get for advanced study or achievement
A top university degree in music given after long study
How Advanced
- Specialized
61
3.3
34
2.7
307
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'doctor' (a doctoral degree) with the prepositional modifier 'of musical arts' that clearly specifies the field; a B1 learner who knows these constituents can infer it denotes a doctoral degree in music/performance/composition. The 'Doctor of X' construction is a standard, compositional degree-name pattern found across many languages, making the meaning directly derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Doctor of Musical Arts comes from giving the university title Doctor to people who reach the top level in musical arts. Think of a performer or composer who has studied and practiced so much they earn this title, which is why the phrase means the 'highest degree' in music.